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Cordon 'Flavourcot' Apricot Tree | 5ft | Bare Root

Cordon 'Flavourcot' Apricot Tree | 5ft | Bare Root

Cordon 'Flavourcot' Apricot Tree | 5ft | Bare Root

Name: Cordon 'Flavourcot' Apricot Tree | 5ft | Bare Root
Brand: Winters Hill
SKU: shopify_GB_15178827366779_55626634166651
Price: 53.99 GBP
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Highlights
Variety Specifications
Planting & Care

Enjoy tasty, juicy apricots from a slim, upright tree that fits perfectly in small spaces.
A stunning choice for any sunny garden, trained as a space-saving cordon.
Choose from 'Flavorcot' for sweet, self-pollinating fruits ideal for desserts, or 'Tomcot' for large harvests that are excellent for drying.
Your tree arrives expertly trained into its cordon shape, requiring only simple annual pruning to maintain.

Species: Apricot
Features: Self fertile (variety dependent)
Flower Colour: White blossoms tinged with pink appear in early spring
Flowering Time: April, May
Harvest Time: August
Position: Full sun
Soil: Plant your cordon apricot tree in soil that drains well but that still retains some moisture. If your soil is on the slightly acidic side, even better!
Hardiness: H4 - Your cordon apricot tree will tend to fare better in warmer areas. It's best grown in a sheltered spot, preferably south-facing. If you're able to protect its blossom from frost, then this will give you a better crop.
Habit: Your cordon apricot tree has been trained into a single upright trunk, from which short fruiting spurs branch off horizontally.
Eventual Spread: Spreads approximately 0.5m.
Uses: Eating fresh, drying and baking
Pest & Disease: Your cordon apricot tree might suffer from issues like canker in prolonged wet weather, and from a pest perspective, aphids and caterpillars can be a nuisance.

Planting: Plant your cordon apricot tree any time of year. Choose a sheltered, south-facing spot in fertile, moist, well-drained soil. Protect the blossoms from spring frosts to ensure a better crop.
Pruning: Cordon apricot trees need to be pruned every year to retain their trained shape. In late summer (around August), cut back new shoots that have grown over 20cm, trimming down to a single leaf beyond the basal cluster (the small grouping of leaves that mark the start of new growth). On older trees, if the fruiting spurs become too crowded, you can thin out some of the older, less productive ones during winter.

Product Specifications

Supplied As: Bare Root
Height on Arrival: 120-150cm
Rootstock: Apricot varieties are usually grown by grafting them to rootstocks. This has benefits for pest resistance, genetics and the efficiency of propagation. Importantly, it also limits the height of a tree to a more manageable, specific height. SJA Apricot trees tend to only reach 4m tall, perfect for smaller spaces or those afraid of stepladders. They can also be trained to a smaller size by pruning or restricting the roots, by keeping in a smaller pot

Highlights

Enjoy tasty, juicy apricots from a slim, upright tree that fits perfectly in small spaces.
A stunning choice for any sunny garden, trained as a space-saving cordon.
Choose from 'Flavorcot' for sweet, self-pollinating fruits ideal for desserts, or 'Tomcot' for large harvests that are excellent for drying.
Your tree arrives expertly trained into its cordon shape, requiring only simple annual pruning to maintain.

Variety Specifications

Species: Apricot
Features: Self fertile (variety dependent)
Flower Colour: White blossoms tinged with pink appear in early spring
Flowering Time: April, May
Harvest Time: August
Position: Full sun
Soil: Plant your cordon apricot tree in soil that drains well but that still retains some moisture. If your soil is on the slightly acidic side, even better!
Hardiness: H4 - Your cordon apricot tree will tend to fare better in warmer areas. It's best grown in a sheltered spot, preferably south-facing. If you're able to protect its blossom from frost, then this will give you a better crop.
Habit: Your cordon apricot tree has been trained into a single upright trunk, from which short fruiting spurs branch off horizontally.
Eventual Spread: Spreads approximately 0.5m.
Uses: Eating fresh, drying and baking
Pest & Disease: Your cordon apricot tree might suffer from issues like canker in prolonged wet weather, and from a pest perspective, aphids and caterpillars can be a nuisance.

Planting & Care

Planting: Plant your cordon apricot tree any time of year. Choose a sheltered, south-facing spot in fertile, moist, well-drained soil. Protect the blossoms from spring frosts to ensure a better crop.
Pruning: Cordon apricot trees need to be pruned every year to retain their trained shape. In late summer (around August), cut back new shoots that have grown over 20cm, trimming down to a single leaf beyond the basal cluster (the small grouping of leaves that mark the start of new growth). On older trees, if the fruiting spurs become too crowded, you can thin out some of the older, less productive ones during winter.

Product Specifications

Supplied As: Bare Root
Height on Arrival: 120-150cm
Rootstock: Apricot varieties are usually grown by grafting them to rootstocks. This has benefits for pest resistance, genetics and the efficiency of propagation. Importantly, it also limits the height of a tree to a more manageable, specific height. SJA Apricot trees tend to only reach 4m tall, perfect for smaller spaces or those afraid of stepladders. They can also be trained to a smaller size by pruning or restricting the roots, by keeping in a smaller pot